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Bo Zarts

(25,393 posts) Sun Apr 18, 2021, 04:02 PM Apr 2021

How the West Was Won

Marfa, Texas
© 2018 Bo Zarts Studio

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How the West Was Won (Original Post) Bo Zarts Apr 2021 OP

What? No Marfa Lights? jpak Apr 2021 #1

Oh, thought it would be a copy of The Homestead Act. nt DURHAM D Apr 2021 #2

Alternate title: Bo Zarts Apr 2021 #3

I guess one could say railroads built (or won?) the west left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 #4

jpak

(41,757 posts)

1. What? No Marfa Lights?

Reply to Bo Zarts (Original post)

Sun Apr 18, 2021, 04:08 PM

Apr 2021

DURHAM D

(32,609 posts)

2. Oh, thought it would be a copy of The Homestead Act. nt

Reply to Bo Zarts (Original post)

Sun Apr 18, 2021, 04:12 PM

Apr 2021

Bo Zarts

(25,393 posts)

3. Alternate title:

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 18, 2021, 04:36 PM

Apr 2021

"How the West Was One"

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

4. I guess one could say railroads built (or won?) the west

Reply to Bo Zarts (Original post)

Sun Apr 18, 2021, 04:59 PM

Apr 2021

They didn't do much for Marfa, Texas ~ population around 1,800.

The per capita income for the city was $14,636.
About 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 26.9% of those age 65 or over.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marfa,_Texas

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